María Corina Machado en Edmundo González Urrutia winnen dit jaar de Sacharovprijs voor de vrijheid van denken van het Europees Parlement. De Sacharovprijs voor de vrijheid van denken werd in 1988 in het leven geroepen om personen en organisaties te eren die opkomen voor mensenrechten en fundamentele vrijheden.

De Sacharovprijs voor de vrijheid van denken 2024

Als we denken aan het Europees Parlement, dan stellen we ons vaak parlementariërs voor die in een grote vergaderzaal hun stem uitbrengen. Die stemmingen vinden eigenlijk maar één keer per maand plaats, tijdens zogenoemde vergaderperiodes. Maar wat is een vergaderperiode dan precies? En hoe verloopt een plenaire vergadering?

Wat is de plenaire vergadering?

Vaktaal verklaard. Wat zijn de taken van de voorzitter van het Europees Parlement?

Wat zijn de taken van de voorzitter van het Europees Parlement?

On 19 March 1958, the European Parliamentary Assembly hold a first meeting in Strasbourg. Luciano GRANZOTTO BASSO, Oldest member of the Assembly leads the election. The representatives elect Robert Schuman as President. He is the single candidate at the function.

Constitutive session of the European Parliamentary Assembly: election of Robert SCHUMAN, as President of the Assembly

A formal sitting is&nbsp;held to mark an official visit to the European Parliament, made at the President’s invitation after consulting with the Conference of Presidents.

The official guest is seated to the right of the President on the podium. After the welcoming remarks by the President, the official guest addresses the&nbsp; Parliament from the central rostrum in the Chamber.

The address for a formal sitting of Parliament&nbsp;usually lasts 30 minutes and generally takes place before the voting session.

Formal Sittings

On certain occasions, David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, gives a speech during plenary sessions highlighting the news, a special event or pays tribute to a personality and asks for a minute of silence.

Statements of David SASSOLI, EP President in Plenary

EP Plenary session - EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers at the external border

EP Plenary session - Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards

EP Plenary session - Combating Desertification: 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention

EP Plenary session - Stepping up international action to protect whales following Iceland’s decision to extend commercial whaling until 2029

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - EU financing through the LIFE programme of entities lobbying EU institutions and the need for transparency

EP Plenary session - Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports

EP Plenary session - Failure of the negotiations in Busan for a UN plastic treaty and the urgent need to tackle plastic pollution at international and Union level

EP Plenary session - Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox

EP Plenary session - Uniting Europe against actors hostile to the EU: time to strengthen our security and defence

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency

EP Plenary session - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 4

EP Plenary session - Humanitarian crisis in Sudan

EP Plenary session - Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

EP Plenary session - Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia

EP Plenary session - The need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus

Live replay of the EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia

(01) EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia. Opening statement by by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC (15:06 - 15:14)

During the EP plenary session (02-05 October 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on the report by Agustin DIAZ DE MERA GARCIA CONSUEGRA (EPP, ES)&nbsp; concerning the access of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen visa information system.

Access of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen visa information system: extract from the vote on the report by Agustin DIAZ DE MERA GARCIA CONSUEGRA (EPP, ES)

During the EP plenary session (02-05 October 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate&nbsp;(03/10)&nbsp;and vote on identifying endocrine disruptors. Statements by Jytte GUTELAND (S&amp;D, SE) and Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL).

Identifying endocrine disruptors: extracts from the vote and from the debate (03/10)

During the EP plenary session (2-5 October 2017) in Strasbourg, ahead of the&nbsp;European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017, MEPs discuss migration and how to establish a common asylum system with Frans TIMMERMANS,&nbsp;EC First Vice-President. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT) and Ryszard LEGUTKO (ECR, PL).

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017: extracts from the debate on Migration

During the EP plenary session (2-5 October 2017) in Strasbourg, ahead of the&nbsp;European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017, MEPs discuss common defence plans&nbsp;with Frans TIMMERMANS,&nbsp;EC First Vice-President. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE)

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017: extracts from the debate on Digital Agenda and Defence

Opening statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and by Council representative

(05) EP Plenary session: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017. Round of political group speakers: Ryszard LEGUTKO (ECR, PL) (09:34 - 09:40)

(04) EP Plenary session: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017. Round of political group speakers: Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT) (09:27 - 09:34)

(02) EP Plenary session: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017. Opening statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC (09:13 - 09:21)

(10) EP Plenary session: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017. Round of political group speakers: Nicolas BAY (ENF, FR)  (09:54 - 09:58)

(11) EP Plenary session: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017. Round of political group speakers: Bruno GOLLNISCH (NI, FR) (09:58 - 10:00)

(02) EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia. Round of political group speakers: Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) (15:14 - 15:20)

(03) EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia. Round of political group speakers: Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT) (15:20 - 15:26)

Opening statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and by Council representative and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

(13) EP Plenary session: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017. Closing statement by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU (11:47 - 11:51)

(12) EP Plenary session: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017. Closing statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC (11:44 - 11:47)

(07) EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia. Round of political group speakers: Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE) (15:42 - 15:47)

(05) EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia. Round of political group speakers: Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) (15:30 - 15:37)

(12) EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia. Closing remark by Antonio TAJANI, EP President  (16:00 - 16:01)

EP Plenary session: Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in the light of the events of Catalonia. Closing remark by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (16:00 - 16:01)

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